As part of the process mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 35 endangered or threatened fish, wildlife, and plants. These species are found primarily in the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but are also known to occur in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Virginia.
The public is invited to provide information and comments concerning these species on or before July 12, 2022. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
These five-year reviews will ensure listing classifications under the ESA are accurate and recommend changes in status where appropriate based on the latest science and analysis. In addition to reviewing the classification of these species, five-year reviews present an opportunity to track species’ recovery progress. These reviews may benefit species by providing valuable information to guide future conservation efforts.
Information gathered during a review can assist in making funding decisions, considerations related to reclassifying species status, conducting interagency consultations, making permitting decisions, and determining whether to update recovery plans, and other actions under the ESA.
The 21 endangered species and 14 threatened species in this announcement are listed below:
Endangered Fish and Wildlife: Black Warrior waterdog, Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk, Puerto Rico nightjar, yellow-shouldered blackbird, orangefoot pimpleback (pearlymussel), boulder darter, pygmy madtom, Key Largo woodrat, red wolf, and Anthony’s riversnail.
Endangered Plants: Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant, Braun’s rock cress, Catesbaea melanocarpa, Florida prairie-clover, gentian pinkroot, longspurred mint, Mitracarpus maxwelliae, Rugel’s pawpaw, Ruth’s golden aster, scrub plum, and Short’s goldenrod
Threatened Fish and Wildlife: Inflated heelsplitter, yellow lance, Pearl darter, Louisiana pinesnake, and yellow-blotched turtle
Threatened Plants: Cumberland rosemary, Everglades bully, Florida bonamia, Florida crabgrass, Godfrey’s butterwort, higo chumbo, pineland sandmat, scrub buckwheat, and seabeach amaranth
The five-year reviews seek information on: (1) species biology, including population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics; (2) habitat conditions, including amount, distribution, and suitability; (3) conservation measures that have been implemented; (4) threat status and trends; and, (5) other new information, data, or corrections, including taxonomic or nomenclatural changes; identification of erroneous information contained in the ESA list; and improved analytical methods.
The Federal Register notice announcing the status review of these 35 federally listed fish, wildlife and plants is available online at https://www.regulations.gov/, search for Docket # FWS–R4–ES–2022–N002.
Comments and materials on any of the species listed below can be submitted to the appropriate contacts listed in the table below. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. These notices usually request that information be submitted within a certain timeframe in order to ensure that we receive it in time to consider the information in our review. However, we will accept new information on any species at any time.
Common name/scientific name | Contact person, email, phone | Status (Endangered or Threatened) | States where the species is known to occur | Contact’s mailing address |
Waterdog, Black Warrior (=Sipsey Fork) (Necturus alabamensis) | Evan Collins 251–441–5181 | Endangered | Alabama | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526 |
Blackbird, yellow-shouldered (Agelaius xanthomus) | José Cruz-Burgos 787-244-0081 | Endangered | Puerto Rico | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622 |
Hawk, Puerto Rican sharp-shinned (Accipiter striatus venator) | Iván Llerandi-Román 787-244-0081 | Endangered | Puerto Rico | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622 |
Nightjar, Puerto Rican (Caprimulgus noctitherus) | José Cruz-Burgos 787-244-0081 | Endangered | Puerto Rico | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622 |
Darter, boulder (Etheostoma wapiti) | Todd Shaw 931–528–6481 | Endangered | Alabama, Tennessee | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
Darter, pearl (Percina aurora) | Matt Wagner mississippi_field_office@fws.gov 601–321–1130 | Threatened | Mississippi | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213 |
Madtom, pygmy (Noturus stanauli) | Kerri Dikun 931–528–6481 | Endangered | Tennessee | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
Wolf, red (Canis rufus) | Emily Weller 337–291–3090 | Endangered | Florida, North Carolina | USFWS, Red Wolf Recovery, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506 |
Woodrat, Key Largo (Neotoma floridana smalli) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Florida | USFWS, 1339 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 |
Pinesnake, Louisiana (Pituophis ruthveni) | David Castellanos 337–291–3112 | Threatened | Louisiana, Texas | USFWS, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506 |
Turtle, yellow-blotched (Graptemys flavimaculata) | Luke Pearson mississippi_field_office@fws.gov 601–965–4900 | Threatened | Mississippi | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213 |
Heelsplitter, inflated (Potamilus inflatus) | Jennifer Grunewald 251–441–5181 | Threatened | Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526 |
Lance, yellow (Elliptio lanceolata) | Jennifer Archambault 919–856–4520 ext. 30 | Threatened | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina | USFWS, P.O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726 |
Pimpleback, orangefoot (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus cooperianus) | Michael Floyd 502–695–0468 | Endangered | Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee | USFWS, 330 W. Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601 |
Riversnail, Anthony's (Athearnia anthonyi) | Santiago Martin 931–528–6481 | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth) | Dale Suiter 919–856–4520, ext. 18 | Threatened | Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia | USFWS, P.O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726 |
Arabis (=Boechera) perstellata (Braun's rock cress) | Michael Floyd 502–695–0468 | Endangered | Kentucky, Tennessee | USFWS, 330 W. Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601 |
Bonamia grandiflora (Florida bonamia) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common name) | Jaime Yrigoyen 787-244-0081 | Endangered | Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622 |
Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. Pinetorum (pineland sandmat) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 1339 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 |
Conradina verticillata (Cumberland rosemary) | Warren Stiles 931–528–6481 | Threatened | Kentucky, Tennessee | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
Dalea carthagenensis var. Floridana (Florida prairie-clover) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Florida | USFWS, 1339 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 |
Deeringothamnus rugelii (Rugel’s pawpaw) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Florida | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Dicerandra cornutissima (longspurred mint) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Florida | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Digitaria pauciflora (Florida crabgrass) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 1339 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 |
Eriogonum longifolium var. Gnaphalifolium (scrub buckwheat) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Harrisia portoricensis (higo chumbo) | Marielle Peschiera 787-244-0081 | Threatened | Puerto Rico | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622 |
Mitracarpus maxwelliae (no common name) | Carlos Pacheco 787-244-0081 | Endangered | Puerto Rico | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
Pinguicula ionantha (Godfrey's butterwort) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405 |
Pityopsis ruthii (Ruth's golden aster) | Geoff Call 931–528–6481 | Endangered | Tennessee | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
Prunus geniculata (scrub plum) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Florida | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
Sarracenia rubra ssp. Alabamensis (Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant) | Scott Wiggers mississippi_field_office@fws.gov 228–475–0765 | Endangered | Alabama | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213 |
Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. austrofloridense (Everglades bully) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Threatened | Florida | USFWS, 1339 20th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960 |
Solidago shortii (Short's goldenrod) | Michael Floyd kentuckyes@fws.gov 502–695–0468 | Endangered | Indiana, Kentucky | USFWS, 330 W. Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601 |
Spigelia gentianoides (gentian pinkroot) | Lourdes Mena 904–731–3134 | Endangered | Alabama, Florida | USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405 |
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